The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-11-17

they will hold on to them.
At Aberdeen, Railway Commission
Boynton was asked what hethought
Of the prospects OF admission, this
winter, he said: I think that the
house will pass an enabling act at its
next session, but what the senate will
do is uncertain. Riddleberger, the
Virginia senator, holds the balance of
power and he is yet a political planet
whose orbit cannot be definitely com.
puted. / feel confident that some
measures will be inaugurated looking
to the admission Of the territory.
Sphinx County Institute, conducted
by Gen. Beadle, has closed after a
very successful weeks work. The
features of greatest interest we're the
lectures by President Beaton, of Red
field College, and Gen. Beadle.
At Huron, Col. Elson sold his inter.
est in the Free Trade Democrat to
J. B. Cogar, the former editor of the
Wolsey Journal. The paper will con-
-tinue Democratic.
The main machinery hall and the
grand stand at the Fargo fairgrounds
were burned down. The origin OF the
fire is unknown. The loss runs up in.
TO the thousands Of dollars pretty
well, as it included tEirty-seven thresh.
Ing machines stored in the building,
which machines belonged to the Ames
Manufacturing Company of Oswego,
New York.
A fierce prairie fire, originating in
the hills northwest OF Windsor. burned
over q region Of twenty-five or thirty
miles to within q few miles of James
town. Several farm shacks and
hundreds 81 tons OF hay were de-
stroyed.
isaac Ford, a farmer living five
miles west Of Eldridge, wasi in the barn
trying to save the stock when the
building became wrapt in flames.
burning him to such an extent that
he died. s
At Big Stone City, Ruel Russell, eight
years old, told Jessie Hallock, a little
girl. that he would shoot her if she
did not 60 home, at the same time
pointing the gun at her. The little
girl was. too much scared to- run and
the little scapegrace blazed away,
shooting her IN the face, disfiguring
her for HE if not worse. The gun was
loaded with sand.
Governor Church had q long inter-
AS s&t@. q. AeS
view with the President in Washing.
ton. He did not disclose it's import,
but IN answer to persistent
inquiries is reported to have said:
"There are to be some important
changes. made in Dakota Offices before
long. There are some very good rea-
sons why / can not indicate who may
be appointed. The land office and
presidential post-ofices would natur-
ally remain undisturbed until the
end Of the terms Of the incumbents,
but some reasons exist why removals
might be made. In the matter OF
Judge Francis end his fight, / have
only to say that I was communicated
with about ak weeks ngo, but
my reply was confidential and must
remain & JIG is not my mission as
an official ITO tear down other officials,
nor shall say anything against them,
and 4 will not.
Az GAINESVILLE, ia Yankton county,
Charles Rudolph shot Herbert Goe-
fort il . difficulty over ahorse. Goe-
fort is shot iii the head and will prob
ably die. Rudolph, who didthe shoot
Ing, brought the wounded man 80
Yankton. Rudolph ID lat Yankton
but no proceedings have been com.
menced against him. He claims that
the shooting was accidental.
The Milwaukee, railway agent ,.at
Faulkton, N. ~ McCracken, departed
3 few weeks ago under very strange
circumstances. His wife and friends
are very anxious as To. his where.
abouts.
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